Wonderful by Adam Ant

Wonderful, Adam Ant's fifth solo album and his eighth LP counting the Ants years, was produced by David Tickle, and it's the sound of the man behind "Prince Charming" settling into grown-up pop-rock. Worked up under the title Slapdash Eden, it was whittled down from 25 written songs to eleven. Longtime partner Marco Pirroni is on board, alongside ex-Ruts drummer Dave Ruffy and Morrissey's guitarist Boz Boorer.

Acoustic guitars share the spotlight with electric ones, and the songs are carefully built rather than flashy. The title track became his third American Top 40 hit, and this was the first Adam Ant album to come out in the US before Britain. Promotional cards went out with it, one per track, each explaining what Ant really meant by the words.

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